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Lot 18
A Japanese Work on Paper of Buddhist Deities
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Edo period (1615-1868), painted and printed on paper with a pantheon of Japanese Buddhist deities, including Jizo, Fudo-Myoo, and Bishamonten among many others, a pair of komainu lions stand guard at bottom of the composition, more figures are featured on mountains above swirling pink clouds, presented loose.

25 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Anne Thomas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Composition laid on backing paper, but is easily lifting in areas; some creases, some deeper horizontal creases; toning to paper; some scattered areas of discoloration